雙鷹：世界上最昂貴的硬幣

從表面上看，所謂的“雙鷹”的價值似乎僅為15.80英鎊（20美元），儘管2021年拍賣表明情況並非如此。

A rare 1933 Double Eagle coin has sold for an impressive sum at auction.

1933年罕見的雙鷹硬幣在拍賣會上售出了令人印象深刻的款項。

At its surface, the coin appears to have a value of just £15.80 ($20). However, this is not quite the case.

從表面上看，硬幣的價值似乎僅為15.80英鎊（20美元）。但是，情況並非如此。

The coin sold for a staggering £13,334,400 ($18,872,250) at Sotheby’s in New York, making it the most expensive coin ever sold at auction, according to Guinness World Records.

根據吉尼斯世界紀錄（Guinness World Records），該硬幣的出售價格為驚人的13,334,400英鎊（18,872,250美元），這使其成為吉尼斯世界唱片公司（Guinness World Records）在拍賣會上售出的最昂貴的硬幣。

But what exactly makes it so special? While a reported 445,500 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles were minted in 1933, they were actually never used is currency.

但是，什麼使它如此特別？據報導，據報導，1933年鑄造了445,500台聖高的雙鷹，但實際上從未使用過貨幣。

This was mainly due to financial issues sparked by the Great Depression at the time. When President Franklin D Roosevelt took office that year, he banned the possession of gold, including coins like the Double Eagle.

這主要是由於當時的大蕭條引起的財務問題。當那年富蘭克林·D·羅斯福（Franklin D Roosevelt）上任時，他禁止擁有黃金，包括像雙鷹這樣的硬幣。

Instead, specialists claim they were never issued and melted down to gold bars. Just two were spared by the Government, but more than a dozen others escaped destruction.

取而代之的是，專家聲稱他們從未發行過並融化為金條。政府只有兩個人倖免於難，但有十幾個逃脫了破壞。

“Perhaps the rarest and most valuable gold coin in the world is the 1933 Double Eagle,” explains dealers at The Britannia Coin Company. “The allure of this extremely scarce gold coin stems from its inextricable link to U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt’s Executive Order 6102.

“也許世界上最稀有，最有價值的黃金硬幣是1933年的雙鷹，”不列顛尼亞硬幣公司的經銷商解釋說。 “這種極為稀缺的黃金硬幣的魅力源於與美國總統富蘭克林·羅斯福（Franklin Roosevelt）的行政命令6102的無情聯繫。

“Although 445,500 specimens were struck by the Philadelphia Mint, they were never officially issued by the U.S. Treasury. Subsequently, they were ordered to be melted down with only two coins to be spared. Naturally, a few coins escaped the melting pot.”

“儘管費城造幣廠擊中了445,500個標本，但它們從未由美國財政部正式發行。隨後，他們被命令將其融化，僅保留兩個硬幣。自然，一些硬幣逃脫了熔爐。”

Of the two legally spared, one went to the National Numismatic Collection, while a second was kept in a private collection until 2002 before selling at auction, according to MJ Hughes Coins. It is thought that 20 others were stolen, but many of these were recovered by the U.S. Secret Service.

根據MJ Hughes Coins的說法，在這兩個合法中倖免的情況下，一個人去了國家錢幣的收藏，而一秒鐘一直保存在私人收藏中，直到2002年，然後在拍賣會上出售。據認為，其他20個被盜，但其中許多是由美國特勤局收回的。

To this day, it remains illegal to own a 1933 Double Eagle coin in the U.S., with the exception of just one. The nation’s Mint recovered 10 in 2005 and reiterated that they their illegality.

直到今天，在美國擁有1933年的Double Eagle硬幣仍然是非法的，只有一枚。該國的造幣廠於2005年收回10，並重申了他們的非法性。

The former U.S. Mint acting director David Lebryk said at the time: “These Double Eagles were never lawfully issued, but instead, were taken from the United States Mint at Philadelphia in an unlawful manner more than 70 years ago. They are, and always have been, public property belonging to the United States.”

這位前美國造幣廠代理總監戴維·萊布里克（David Lebryk）當時說：“這些雙頭老鷹從未合法發行，而是從70年前以非法的方式從費城的美國造幣廠拿走。他們是屬於美國的公共財產。”

Although it is therefore unlikely you’ll make a fortune from a 1933 Double Eagle, there other legal coins that can fetch a hefty sum. Take for example, the extraordinary case where another rare 1933 coin from Britain recently sold for £140,000 at auction.

因此，儘管您不太可能從1933年的雙鷹（Double Eagle）發揮作用，但其他法律硬幣也可以拿到一筆巨額的錢。以非凡的案例為例，這是英國的另一枚稀有1933年的硬幣最近在拍賣會上以14萬英鎊的價格售出。

Speaking to the Star, Chris Yang, co-founder of Coins Value, said: “Remember, the thrill of coin collecting isn’t always about striking gold; it’s about connecting with history and uncovering hidden treasures. Your old coin jar might hold more than just spare change – it could be a portal to a fascinating past.”

硬幣價值的聯合創始人克里斯·楊（Chris Yang）在對明星說：“請記住，收集硬幣的刺激並不總是關於擊打黃金。這是關於與歷史聯繫並揭開隱藏的寶藏。您的舊硬幣罐可能不僅容納備用零錢 - 這可能是一個令人著迷的過去的門戶。”